Chapter 259 Shu Yu, completely satisfied
This decision has stirred up a hornet's nest.
Jiang Li was overjoyed, even somewhat proud. In the past, Jiang Ren, as the eldest son of the Jiang family, would have inherited most of the family's wealth. Even if he was favored by his parents, the share he received would have been very limited.
Now that's settled, he's the one inheriting the family fortune, and Jiang Ren won't be able to take a single penny away.
Jiang Li was delighted, while his parents waited for Jiang Ren to come and apologize.
However, what they didn't know was that Jiang Ren had been involved in the family business since his early years and had gradually begun to build his own power. From the beginning, he was worried that his parents would favor their third son, which would harm his own interests.
Of course, he thought this possibility was very small. After all, even if his parents were confused, they couldn't be so confused as to not recognize the difference between elders and juniors, and that he was the eldest son and heir.
But now it seems he overestimated his parents.
Fortunately, he had prepared in advance, so he quickly began to persuade the shopkeepers and managers of the workshops and shops that were in charge of the Jiang family's business.
Half of these managers were already his men, while the other half had long been utterly disappointed in Jiang's father.
They felt that Jiang's father was getting less and less lucid as he got older. It was fine for him to love Jiang Li, but he shouldn't love him to the point of being unable to distinguish right from wrong.
Especially after the incident of breaking off the engagement with the Ding family, they had become very doubtful about Jiang's father's judgment.
It wasn't until the Jiang family suffered a huge loss that the Ding family finally gave up. No, they didn't give up. On the surface, the Ding family had let it go, but in reality, they secretly made things difficult for the Jiang family and even rallied other merchants to ostracize them.
Although this outcome was expected, those in charge still nearly vomited blood.
Therefore, these days have been exceptionally difficult for them.
Even so, Jiang Sanshao still didn't realize his mistake, and his father continued to indulge him. If someone like Jiang Li were to inherit the family business, would there be any place for those of them in charge?
Even if it was just for their own sake, they didn't hesitate to throw themselves into Jiang Ren's arms.
And just like that, Jiang's father, who wanted to replace the heir, was effectively sidelined.
Not content with simply sidelining him, Jiang Ren then approached the elders of the Jiang clan and demanded a division of the family property in front of them.
Of course, as the eldest son, Jiang Ren still had to support his parents; he just... wanted to give Jiang Li away.
Jiang Li was unwilling, but the clan elders all sided with Jiang Ren. People are naturally inclined to seek advantage and avoid harm. Jiang Ren was now unstoppable, and the Jiang family still needed the Jiang family to live a good life, so of course they wouldn't pay attention to a spoiled brat who only knew how to cause trouble.
Jiang Ren did a very ruthless thing; when it comes to dividing the family business, fairness is what matters.
Previously, Jiang Yi was assigned a small wine shop. Following this precedent, Jiang Li ultimately only received one shop as well.
Later, it was only after Jiang's mother made a huge fuss that they managed to get another dowry...
Yes, Jiang Li isn't married yet, so the betrothal gifts still need to be given. But it won't be much; it'll follow the example of Jiang Yi marrying Deng.
After dividing the family property, Jiang Ren kicked Jiang Li out.
Jiang Li only had one servant boy by his side; he didn't even have a maid.
Without the protection of the Jiang family, and having offended many people in the past, Jiang Li soon found himself targeted by some.
Jiang Li was so busy that he had long forgotten about Shu Yu, and he no longer even had the right to choose his wife.
Of course, that's a story for another time.
At this moment, Shu Yu finally stood up and left the Meng family, completely satisfied.
(End of this chapter)
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